cut loose
English
Pronunciation
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Verb
cut loose (third-person singular simple present cuts loose, present participle cutting loose, simple past and past participle cut loose)
- (idiomatic, intransitive) To behave in an uncontrolled manner.
- To party without restraint.
- 1962, Elvis Presley, Relax
- Cut loose, let your hair down honey
- Unwind, turn the lights down low
- Relax, let's uncork the stopper
- Come to papa, come on let's go
- 1962, Elvis Presley, Relax
- To act freely.
- 2011 February 12, Mark Orlovac, “England 59-13 Italy”, in BBC:
- England cut loose at the end of the half, Ashton, Mark Cueto and Mike Tindall all crossing before the break.
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- To party without restraint.
- (intransitive) To open fire.
- 2021 March 10, Drachinifel, Guadalcanal Campaign - The Big Night Battle: Night 1 (IJN 3(?) : 2 USN), archived from the original on 17 October 2022, retrieved 6 November 2022, 14:43 from the start:
- Torpedoes were loosed, but the range was too short for them to actually arm, and they bounced harmlessly off the ship as it cut loose with its secondary and antiaircraft guns, smashing anything that it could see.
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See also
- cut it loose
- cut one loose
- cut someone loose
Anagrams
- close out, closeout, cosolute, octulose